Here she is on the left, next to the one I believe to be a RIR. Their coloring is similar, but the one on the left also has the black/additional patterning.
Thank you for your thoughts on this. It's really neat to see how her feathers/patterns are developing. She was a light honey brown when she was a "baby."
You'll be able to tell for sure if it's a leghorn or rock when they start to develop earlobes. Rocks have red earlobes, and leghorns do not. Hope that helps. My white chicks are five weeks old, and just starting to develop earlobes.
Thank you for the warm welcomes. :)
I was able to find out the county ordinance for roosters, and we would be allowed to keep her if she's actually a "he." As far as the other implications, I suppose I'd need to do some research, lol.
Hi there,
My name is Michelle. My family and I have 6 3-week-old chicks (3 Leghorns or White Rocks, and 3 RIR). This is our first time raising chickens. We got them to have as pets, and for the eggs. One of our little cuties started developing wattles already, so we may only have five hens. We...